. it could be three years, four years, or five years. both jesse jackson jr. and his wife sandy pleading guilty today in separate hearings. they both cried a little bit in front of a judge. a judge who will decide what happens next. jesse jackson jr. arrived at the federal courthouse without speaking to reporters. later inside, jesse jackson told the judge, i used moneys that should have been for campaign purposes and at the key moment when the judge asked him, how do you plead, jackson looked back at his parents and looked back at the judge and said, guilty, your honor. they used campaign credit cards like it was their own personal spending account, paying for everything from home appliances, airplane tickets, restaurants, dry cleaning, fur coats, even a spa outing at a holistic retreat for a family member. in this video from a couple of years ago, the couple shows off their chicago home. prosecutors say the couple bought lots of household goods and other items. more than $10,000 at best buy, $15 thou $15,000 from abt lebanon tronics and $9,000 for children's furniture and $4,000 for a
